Roots
IrishCentral’s repository of everything to do with your Irish roots – from Irish history, your ancestors, your Irish name, to ancient myth, legend and folklore.
Tips for your first conversation as Gaeilge: Our favorite Irish phrases
Irish author remembered today on "The Duchess Who Wasn't" Day
The rare Irish baby name given to just five boys in 2024 meaning "sea"
This Old Irish name popped up for the first time ever on charts in Ireland last year
On This Day: Michael Collins killed in an ambush in Co Cork
10 unique Irish baby names for parents to consider if you love the name Éabha
The mythological Irish boy’s name that was only given to 7 babies last year
Experience the Irish language revival firsthand in Ireland
The rising unisex Irish baby name that is perfect for this time of year
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: George Brent, the Irish rebel turned Hollywood star, was born in 1904
We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother
Where is the oldest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world?
The Irishman who designed the Academy’s statuette and won 11 Oscars
Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
Genealogy
